Latest Fact-Checks By Adriel Bettelheim

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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 17, 2008 in a speech in Roanoke, Va.:
"Senator McCain would pay for part of his (health care) plan by making drastic cuts in Medicare — $882-billion worth."
False
By Adriel Bettelheim • December 3, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 9, 2008 in Cincinnati, Ohio:
"AIG executives ... (took) a junket for over $400,000. Twice."
Mostly False
By Adriel Bettelheim • October 14, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 7, 2008 in comment from McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds on Fox News:
"Senator Obama has voted 94 times to either increase your taxes or against tax cuts."
False
By Adriel Bettelheim • October 7, 2008
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on September 30, 2008 in a TV ad:
"Under Barack Obama's plan, the government would spend $1-trillion more."
Half-True
By Adriel Bettelheim, Angie Drobnic Holan • October 1, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 24, 2008 in a speech in Dunedin, Fla.:
 "I introduced a bill that would’ve helped stop the multimillion-dollar bonus packages that CEOs grab on their way out.. (McCain) opposed that idea."
Mostly False
By Adriel Bettelheim • September 25, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 22, 2008 in a TV ad.:
John McCain would "reduce oversight of health insurance."
Half-True
By Adriel Bettelheim • September 22, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 17, 2008 in :
On whether the government should bail out insurance giant AIG.
Half Flip
By Adriel Bettelheim • September 19, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 16, 2008 in Golden, Colo.:
"In January, I outlined a plan to help revive our faltering economy, which formed the basis for a bipartisan stimulus package that passed the Congress."
Mostly False
By Adriel Bettelheim • September 18, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 16, 2008 in an interview on CNN's "American Morning":
"I said two years ago that the Fannie and Freddie thing was a very serious problem and we had to work on it."
Mostly False
By Adriel Bettelheim • September 17, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 8, 2008 in a TV ad:
John McCain "took on the drug industry."
Mostly True
By Adriel Bettelheim • September 9, 2008
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on September 3, 2008 in a speech at the Republican National Convention:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid "said, quote, 'I can't stand John McCain.' "
True
By Adriel Bettelheim • September 4, 2008
Joe Lieberman
Joe Lieberman
stated on September 2, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn.:
In the U.S. Senate, Barack Obama "has not reached across party lines to get anything significant done."
False
By Adriel Bettelheim, Angie Drobnic Holan • September 2, 2008
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on August 29, 2008 in an interview on CNBC:
Drilling in ANWR would have minimal impact, covering only "2,000 out of 20-million acres."
Half-True
By Adriel Bettelheim • September 1, 2008
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on August 31, 2008 in an interview on ABC News' This Week :
Joe Biden "voted against the first Gulf War. He opposed the surge. He wanted to partition Iraq."
True
By Adriel Bettelheim • September 1, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 26, 2008 in Denver:
"John McCain wants to privatize Social Security."
Mostly False
By Adriel Bettelheim • August 26, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 18, 2008 in a statement e-mailed to reporters.:
"Sen. McCain's economic plan gives nearly $4-billion in tax breaks to the oil companies but doesn't provide any tax relief to more than 100-million middle-class families."
Mostly False
By Adriel Bettelheim • July 23, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 14, 2008 in a speech in San Diego:
Obama "voted for and even sponsored amendments that were intended to kill the (immigration overhaul) legislation."
Half-True
By Adriel Bettelheim • July 17, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 8, 2008 in a speech in Washington, D.C.:
"McCain used to buck his party on immigration by fighting for comprehensive reform. . . . But when he was running for his party's nomination, he . . . said that he wouldn't even support his own legislation if it came up for a vote."
Mostly True
By Adriel Bettelheim • July 16, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 8, 2008 in an appearance on Fox News' "Fox and Friends":
"I investigated Abramoff and people ended up in jail."
Mostly True
By Adriel Bettelheim • July 15, 2008
Bob Barr
Bob Barr
stated on June 29, 2008 in an interview with Fox News.:
"The legislation ... that Senator McCain supports would provide the authority for the federal government to surveille American citizens in their own country without any suspicion whatsoever that they're engaging in discussions with terrorists or about criminal activity."
True
By Adriel Bettelheim • July 2, 2008
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